The fans in my Mac Pro are apparently in Blitzkrieg Mode right now, and I have no idea why. They are as loud as they are in a firmware update. The only thing unusual is that I moved the computer to a different room several hours ago. Please advise.
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Why are the fans in my Mac Pro suddenly so loud?
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SMC prolly got confused... it happens.
Reset SMC by unplugging the power cord, waits um, about 5 minutes is more than enough. Plug the power cord back in.
Should be fine. There is a switch inside on the logic board called SMC Reset. Could do that instead but this way keeps you from having to pop the side off.
Good luck - I'm pretty sure this will take care of it.
Reset SMC by unplugging the power cord, waits um, about 5 minutes is more than enough. Plug the power cord back in.
Should be fine. There is a switch inside on the logic board called SMC Reset. Could do that instead but this way keeps you from having to pop the side off.
Good luck - I'm pretty sure this will take care of it.
I'll try this unplugging for a few minutes.
Gotta ask. What is SMC?
System Management Controller controls all kinds of temp control and power management stuff... here's a link to the Apple site of what you're doing here with the SMC reset:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304123
Seems to have worked. I unplugged it and went to dinner, came back and turned it on. Thanks for the help. 
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nice capture of the wood ducks, your photo blog is sure worth the visit.
Not saying the wood ducks are bad but I think the rest of the pictures are phenomenal. Great work
